The issue of Tinnitus is not mentioned in them, we still have to assume that it is connected to the hearing restoration. Theoretically it could be abolished when and if hearing is restored. Any guess is just a guess at this point. We will know if one or both of these experimental treatments actually work in human beings and how successfully do they restore hearing.

I'm curious if anyone has any more information than what I have read. It seems like the Hearing Health foundation has lots of universities working on a cure for hearing loss. Stanford is saying a biological cure is maybe 10 years away. Then you have the private companies like Novartis working on a cure also. Last I read they are saying in 5 years they should be able to give back partial hearing with the CGF166 compound. Then there are other private companies like Audion also working on a cure saying they have identified several compounds that can regenerate hair cells. Any guesses as to who is going to get there first. Did they all make the same discoveries or are they different? I'm trying to learn as much as possible to see if we really are 5 to 10 years away. thanks.